Tag: prosthetics

Psyonic's Ability Hand has won kudos from the NSF, MIT, Forbes, and other heavy hitters. Most important of all, it ...

The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show raised the curtain on some new amputee-related products. Here's a list of devices that landed ...

Human Plant Solutions' hemp sockets promise more comfortable fit and function for amputees, while retaining the strength and durability of ...

A new paper strongly suggests that medical clinicians (not prosthetists) are systematically underestimating senior amputees' capacity to walk with prosthetic ...

Meet the researchers who are developing smart sockets for amputees that promise to increase the comfort, function, and performance of ...

Amputee skiing pioneer Paul Leimkuehler is the subject of Fresh Tracks, a documentary film about the history of adaptive skiing. ...

by Ali Hussaini It’s a slow march forward. Advancements in technology, orthopedic surgery, 3D printing, and user-initiated support groups are ...

Researchers ask if dogs get phantom pain after limb loss, a quad amputee golfer whacks a hole-in-one, amputee daredevils rappel ...

A state Supreme Court rules in an amputee’s favor, a financial guru examines the disability wealth gap, the Russians leap ...

An amputee warrior gets named Disabled Vet of the Year, a paragliding amputee swoops down to warn beachgoers, a blues ...

The National Limb Loss Resource Center gets $200K richer, an African artist makes amazingly life-like prostheses, a Nintendo-friendly prosthetic hand ...

Promo videos for prosthetic devices depict the technology's functionality, which is cool. But they don't always depict functional amputees. Here's ...

Amputee swimsuit models hit the beaches, cannabis experts talk about pain management, a prosthetic limb turns into a Nerf Blaster, ...

Amputee swimsuit models hit the beaches, cannabis experts talk about pain management, a prosthetic limb turns into a Nerf Blaster, ...

A stolen prosthesis turns up in an unlikely place, a limb-different kid gets a limb-different puppy, two amputee bicycling clinics ...

Prosthetist Louise Mitchell is the proprietor of Odd Limb Art, an online boutique of upcycled items made from discarded prosthetic ...

An ill-fitting socket can make your life miserable. So can ill-fitting prosthetist. It’s pretty hard to feel comfortable in your ...

Bionic legs already provide amputees with extraordinary function, but two new innovations are on the way: proactive user control and ...

The coming generation of prosthetic technology promises greater affordability and ease of use for amputees. Learn about the game-changing devices ...

Below-knee amputee Marc Dunshee has been wearing a hemp socket since 2018. Here's why he thinks it's better than his ...

In case you missed it, we announced the winners of Amplitude’s Creative Solutions Contest on our website in early December. We’ll ...

While it’s risky to speculate about the future and how it might affect people’s lives, past experience and current trends ...

The judging is complete, and the ballots have been tabulated, canvassed, hand-counted, machine-recounted, and certified under strict scrutiny. The outcome ...

Thanks to everybody who submitted an idea to the Creative Solutions Contest. We were uniformly impressed, consistently entertained, and intermittently ...

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,” Jazmine Otero said, as she looked into the video camera, her face beaming with joy. ...

Prosthetics are converging with advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive computing, and RFID signaling to produce a new class of limbs ...

Penta Prosthetics taps surplus capacity to fill an unmet need by repurposing discarded U.S. prostheses and distributing them to amputees ...

In 2004, when US Army Captain Tammy Duckworth, now a senator from Illinois, woke up at Walter Reed Army Medical ...

By Larry Borowsky Many US Paralympians thought they’d never see the day when their achievements got the same recognition as ...

For the sixth consecutive year, Amplitude's sister publication scores a TABBIE Award. Congratulations to our colleagues and friends at the ...

When your prosthesis sinks to the bottom of a lake, river, or ocean, it's unlikely you'll ever see it again. ...

Whether you're a recent amputee or have been one all your life, the problem of liner odor, well—it stinks. After ...

Mark Williams believes he wouldn't be here today if not for the UK's National Health Service. "They saved my life ...

Companies all over the world are shifting from prosthetics production to the manufacture of 3D-printed personal protective equipment (PPE) for ...

Rural Iowa is gorgeous. But when you need to see a prosthetist to adjust your new high-tech foot, and you ...

In a technological advance for mind-controlled upper-limb prostheses, University of Michigan (U-M) researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm ...

How often are we reminded that less is more, as if this maxim holds the secret to a happy life? ...

3D-printed prosthetics raised a lot of hopes when they debuted about a decade ago. But the quest for practical, durable, ...

A person’s identity plays a vital role in his or her life. I am a 62-year-old bilateral amputee who, after ...

By Élan Young PROSTHETIC COVERS CAN HELP YOU RECLAIM YOUR STYLE Wearing a prosthesis is functional; wearing a prosthetic cover is ...

By Rene Agredano We all want a healthcare provider who understand our needs and hopes. But if our medical team isn’t giving ...

By Eric Quander Finding Fun, Confidence, Understanding, and Community Through Cosplay Erin Ball cosplays the character Octane from Apex Legends ...

By Élan Young When Cosi Belloso talks about her profession as a physical therapist (PT) who serves the amputee community, ...

Watch any of the videos on Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis’ YouTube channel and you’ll feel the energy between this ...

By Elizabeth Bokfi Human beings come equipped with a natural ability to form relationships, and bonding with others can contribute ...

By Emily Dings You’ve likely experienced the trepidation that comes with making a big purchase, especially when shopping for an ...

By Amy Di Leo, MS Retiree Seeks Opportunities to Share Knowledge “The carbon fiber socket is a conductor. Even with ...

By Rick Bowers Neal Seigfried was thinking of helping his fellow amputees when he asked his friends to donate to ...

By Elizabeth Bokfi “With treatment, you have a 50/50 chance of survival past three years.” Such words can pack a ...

By Mary Beth Skylis Providing orthotic and prosthetic services to underprivileged communities is a challenge. In many cases, financial status ...